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09 Sep

Posted at 16:14h in Events, Practice Management, Uncategorized, Vet Med News
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The Idaho Board of Veterinary Medicine is MOVING! The office will be closed September 17th and 18th. They will open at our new location on Monday, September 21st. The new location will be at the State of Idaho Chinden Campus: 11351 W. Chinden Boulevard, Building 6 Boise, ID 83714. Please continue to send mail to PO Box 7249, Boise, ID 83707. New phone numbers and email addresses are still pending; they will update our website with new information. - https://elitepublic.bovm.idaho.gov/IBVMPortal/ ...

20 Jul

Posted at 19:17h in COVID-19, One Health
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This research is being conducted by a group of veterinary students from the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. The goal of this survey is to investigate the response of veterinary clinics to the needs of underserved communities and clients at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19, as well as to evaluate the use of telemedicine to increase access to care for these clients. You are invited to complete a short anonymous online survey. Your participation in this research is voluntary and you can exit...

06 Jul

Posted at 16:28h in Animal Health, Events
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Upcoming Webinar Wednesday, July 15, 2020 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) Earn 1 CE credit at home for only $25.00   This is the fourth Emergency and Critical Care course in a 10-course program series! ECC-4: Abdominal Point of Care Ultrasound, https://apps.vetmed.wsu.edu/CVME/Event/Details/84, Course Description: Cage side abdominal ultrasound it is used every day in the emergency setting. It is very helpful as part of the triage and also as a diagnostic tool. This session is intended to present the base of cage side abdominal ultrasound, normal and abnormal findings and most common differentials. After this session we hope you will feel comfortable to use your cage side...

05 Jun

Posted at 21:43h in Uncategorized
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Testing the dog: Oregon State University is testing domestic animals for FREE.   To obtain testing approval, the following criteria must be met: 1.Test approval requires that the animal be from a home with a human case of COVID-19 and the animal must present with respiratory or gastrointestinal signs. 2.  Must have Idaho Public Health Veterinarian, Dr. Leslie Tengelsen's, approval first. Contact Dr. Tengelsen, Leslie.Tengelsen@dhw.idaho.gov. 3. Once the decision is made to test, the veterinarian should collect samples with proper PPE (eye protection, mask, gown, and gloves in a closed room). Proper samples: Use only Dacron or polyester swabs to collect...

30 Apr

Posted at 18:20h in Animal Health, COVID-19
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The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) asked that information on what AAVLD and the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratories are doing With respect to SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing for animals. To be clear, they are not advocating for testing, but simply making the information available. https://www.aavld.org/assets/1_Oasis2020/HomePage/COVID-19Info/V2%20SHAREABLE%20AAVLD%20NAHLN%20Labs%20offering%20COVID%20Animal%20Testing%20Survey%20Responses%204.24.20.pdf The AVMA-AAVLD-NASPHV-NASAHO Joint Statement on Testing for SARS-CoV-2 is available here:  https://ebusiness.avma.org/files/coronavirus/COVID-19-Joint-Statement-Testing.pdf, and all groups are in alignment....

16 Apr

Posted at 17:03h in Advocacy, COVID-19, Practice Management
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The AVMA Advocacy staff has been closely monitoring COVID-19 legislative developments in Washington, DC.  As you are aware, there has been a tremendous demand for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs.  As of April 13, the Small Business Administration reported that they have approved close to $259 million in PPP loans and Department of Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said that without an infusion of new funds, PPP will run out of money as soon as Friday. Some media outlets are reporting that it will run out...

13 Apr

Posted at 19:54h in COVID-19, Events
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Washington Animal Diagnostic Disease Laboratory COVID-19 Webinar FREE WEBINAR What we know about COVID-19 in companion animals Tuesday April 14 from 6-7 pm Link to join Webinar via Zoom https://wsu.zoom.us/j/210528475?pwd=OGtZa2VhakVRUEhxQk03ZFM3V1p1QT09 Webinar ID: 210-528-475 Webinar Password: 864734 Webinar Description: This webinar is for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to hear the most current information on what we know about COVID-19 in animals. Dr. Tim Baszler, Executive Director of the Washington Animal Diagnostic Disease Laboratory will present information from the lab testing as well as current knowledge. Presenter: Dr. Timothy Baszler Executive Director, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Associate Director Disease Surveillance, Paul G. Allen School...

31 Mar

Posted at 16:44h in One Health
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Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely The story we tell about pandemics casts us as victims of nature. It’s the other way around. By Sigal Samuel  Mar 31, 2020, 8:50am EDT “When you cut down the forest where bats live, they don’t just go away,” explains Sonia Shah. “They come roost in the trees in your backyard.” Universal Images Group via Getty   President Trump likes to refer to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” and in so doing he’s popularizing an image of the pandemic as a foreign invasion. He’s not the only one. Although we are (hopefully)...

31 Mar

Posted at 16:37h in COVID-19
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These recommendations were developed in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shelter Medicine Program, The Association of Shelter Veterinarians, University of California-Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, University of Florida Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 One Health Team. The intent of these recommendations is to facilitate preparedness and establish practices that can help people and companion animals stay safe and healthy. At this time, there is no evidence that companion animals, including pets, can spread COVID-19. States may have their...

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